Xenocephalus

Xenocephalus is a genus of bony fish from the family Uranoscopidae, the stargazers. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region and are benthic, ambush predators.

Xenocephalus
Xenocephalus egregius
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Trachiniformes
Family: Uranoscopidae
Genus: Xenocephalus
Kaup, 1858[1]
Type species
Xenocephalus armatus
Kaup, 1858
Synonyms[2]

Species

The following species are classified within Xenocephalus:[3]

  • Xenocephalus armatus Kaup, 1858
  • Xenocephalus australiensis (Kishimoto, 1989)
  • Xenocephalus cribratus (Kishimoto, 1989)
  • Xenocephalus egregious (Jordan & Thompson, 1905)
  • Xenocephalus elongatus (Temminck & Schlegel, 1843)
  • Xenocephalus innotabilis (Waite, 1904)

References
  1. Bailly N, ed. (2014). "Xenocephalus Kaup, 1858". FishBase. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  2. Eschmeyer, W. N.; R. Fricke & R. van der Laan (eds.). "Uranoscopidae genera". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 22 June 2018.
  3. Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2018). Species of Xenocephalus in FishBase. February 2018 version.
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